Thanks to Megan-Fox.net we now have a close look at the Brand New Autobot Bumblebee of Transformers 3. Bumblebee’s vehicle mode may not look like a Convertible in TF3, but he had certainly undergone some new modifications.
1) A Carbon fiber Splitter on top of the roof of the new Camaro.
2) New Side-Windows. (They are more “Pointy” than previous versions)
3) New set of Rims previously unseen in Movie 1 and 2.
4) New, much more open cut to keep the brakes of the Rear Tires cool.
5) Black Stripes are now also on the roof of the car and carry a completely new design.
6) New Side-Skirts.
7) Newly added Front Splitter.
8) Redesigned Fog Lights with a Guard.
9) Overall Streamlined Design mimicking Chevrolet Stingray Concept (Sideswipe), with Carbon fiber Side Mirrors.
And……….. Here’s the best bit…
10) A Rear Carbon fiber Spoiler.
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See if you can spot more new features… Hit the Discuss button now.
Prime10
bumblebee
i like bumblebee Camaro in 2nd movie
FANTA-Z
That front end is actually an RS front and not an SS front. You can get that front on the V6 model as well (Halo HID headlights).
FANTA-Z
Fell upon this thread while trying to find some new pics of BB. First off I am an owner of a 2010 Camaro so its safe to say I love the looks of one Now for the changes in BB I can say its a GM marketing thing which kind of pains me because it goes against what BB is or was. The wheels on the car are the optioned 21" wheels you can get from ordering the car, and the rear spoiler was suppose to be offered as a dealer add on so I would say its on the car to see how the reactions go for the look. I for one dont care for it as it looks out of place. I understand they want a more mature look but to change the whole appearance of the car was not needed. They went from the standard SS version to the RS version with the halo headlights and went away from the "Z28" hood It now has basically a stock front look to it besides the front bumper cover. The badges on the car are what you can get when you ordered the Transformer edition Camaro which came with the badges on the fenders, center caps for the wheels, Tranformer embedded into the stripes, Tranformers on the door sills, and an autobot symbol on the arm rest. As stated I think this is a GM marketing ploy which I dont understand why it is since the Camaro is selling like hot cakes ever since it came out. I really love the way BB looks in ROTF and I will end up getting that hood and front bumper cover on my Inferno Orange Metallic SSRS in the next few months. Oh and for those talking about the Z28's future well lets just say it is planned on returning but only for a limited edition and the price tag will not be cheap lol.
I cant wait to see the new movie and as stated earlier, you have to take them for what they are……… Movies!!!
Here is a pic of my car just to show the front of it compared to BBs latest version.
jonesy64
I don't understand why people feelt the need to put a spoiler on the rear of the car. Isn't it only cosmetic if it's in the back. If people truly wanted the spoiler to serve its intended purpose, wouldn't they place it in the front?
It is only cosmetic if it is non-functional. The reason for the spoiler on the rear is to increase rear downforce and keep the car from spinning out. Front downforce allows the car to turn, while rear downforce keeps the car planted. It is a delicate balance.
Anti Spark
Cool!
Can you show robot mode?
megatronski
yay now they cant use the 07 mold anymore!
Solrac333
I did some parts swapping a while back with my Nest BB and my TFTM Battle Dammage BB.
shroobmaster
Oh don't hyperbole so hard AniProwl!
9999 is barely "millions"!
AniProwl
Time to have another million Bumblebee toys when TF3 comes out.
Optimatron
I saw this over at seibertron.com…I really don't like the wider stripes, or the spoiler…IMO, they just fucked with a good thing.
Evil Porkchop
I personally love the new version of 'Bee. This is actually the first time an actual production Camaro has been used for the car. In both TF1 and TF2 it was a GTO frame that was modified with one off bodywork more or less, which as far as I know Steve Saleen did Bumblebeee in TF1. I'm not sure who did the bodywork in TF2.
And I'm not understand how people are calling this new version a "ricer", there is nothing "rice" about this car. The only knock I have are the widely spaced stipes…
njthemonster
I agree and I wish Bumblebee what a Dodge Charge with the SRT8 Hemi Engine (425hp ). Well I guess if that was true the decepticons might actually have a problem worth considering
VaderPrime1
I like the spoiler, wheels, side mirrors, and Autobot logo on the side. I'm not sure yet on the rest, if I like it. I think if they left the TF2 front end and added everything else, I would like it a lot more, but the new front end is not my favorite part of the car.
DecepticonsRule
I like it and dislike it… I wish they would stop "re-formatting" Bumblebee, and just leave him as the same car for once. But at the same time, they could've done a worse job re-designing the car.
heroic_decepticon
absolutely agree with you there (I guess the reason they change is to sell more toys?)
Angry Camaro
Its growing on me but it looks less like a concept Camaro and more like the production Camaro. Regardless, i'm still very excited!
Gordon_4
Aaaaand I'd still rather spend my hard earned money of a Ford Falcon GT, more accurately, the new Supercharged one with the Coyote engine. Although to be fair, adding a tiny rear spoiler hardly deserves it being called 'rice'.
Wouldn't mind seeing the upgrades they plan for Optimus Prime though, those could have actual ramifications for the character.
BB Shockwave
WOW… That looks…UTTERLY THE SAME DARN CAMARO CAR to me!
An upgrade should be like from the old VW Bug to the new VW bug or the 1970 Camaro to the 2007 one, not such minor cosmetical changes. Because, you know, the new TF3 BB Toy will still be almost identical to the ROTF and 2007 versions, and even parents who bought ROTF BB for their complaining children will say "Enough!" to the request for the upteenth version of the same character.
Movie BB became one of the most over-hyped and forced-down-our-throats character ever, with Bayformer Prime close as a second. You know, I recall that during G1 we had a grand total of 4 Bumblebee toys (if you count Goldbug) during the 7 years of G1. Now, we had like 30 verions of BB. Transformers became like X-Men/Spiderman/DC Animated toys, who quickly turned me off even as a kid with them releasing the same character over and over with added stupid gimmicks (I'm looking at you, Capture Claw Batman).
AutobotJazz4
Welll… with all those new modifications, bumblebee now looks more like a D1 drift racer. Pretty cool looks by adding just the Carbon fiber spoiler…. uhm… does that one become a sword by any chance when in robot mode?